Andrew Cullison

One possible skeptical scenario is Russell’s 5 minute hypothesis. This is from The Analysis of Mind… In investigating memory-beliefs, there are certain points which must be borne in mind. In the first place, everything constituting a memory-belief is happening now, not in that past time to which the belief is said to refer. It is [...]

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Every now and then there’s a study that is alleged to confirm the hypothesis that we are irrational. This should be of interest to philosophers who work in decision theory or epistemology. Here’s another one that as discussed in the LA Times. However, I don’t see how this shows that people are generally irrational. Here’s [...]

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Seriously? Guantanamo detainees are not human beings or persons? What!?

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This is pretty half-baked, but consider the following proposition: (1) January 9, 2008 is present. I think it is a vague matter whether or not this is true. Imagine the minutes are slowly ticking away on January 8. It’s 11:59. As the time passes, January 9 will be determinately present, but exactly when that happens [...]

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I’ve heard quite a few journal horror stories from professional philosophers over the past few years. Also, in a recent post, I noted that there have been quite a few discussion threads that highlight major issues concerning peer reviewed philosophy journals. I’m going to start tracking these discussion threads. Whenever I find a new discussion [...]

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There is an interesting discussion over at PEA Soup about when (if at all) to request a re-read. The discussion thread leads to an interesting discussion of a more general problem concerning the blind referee process. There have been quite a few posts in the blogosphere highlighting problems with the peer review process in philosophy [...]

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This is pretty cool. Being able to listen to (or watch) philosophy on an IPOD is awesome.

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So, it’s time for the puzzle. First, a quick recap. 1. Ways-Millianism (Part One) I explained how Millianism responds to Frege Puzzles using ways of believing. 2. Ways-Millianism (Part Two) I explained how this strategy can be extended (and has already been extended) to respond to a variety of philosophical problems and puzzles. Now for [...]

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1. Philosopher’s Carnival is out 2. Young Philosophers - don’t forget to send in those papers next month. 3. I promise that I will post my puzzle for Ways-Millianism. That should be my next post. 4. If you’re grading papers (like me), then you’re going to love this…

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